1971 Japan Soccer League
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Japan Soccer League
| Pos | Club | PTS | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yanmar Diesel | 22 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 13 | ＋19 | Champions |
| 2 | Mitsubishi Motors | 18 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 12 | ＋20 | |
| 3 | Nippon Steel | 18 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 23 | ＋11 | |
| 4 | Hitachi | 18 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 17 | ＋1 | |
| 5 | Furukawa Electric | 15 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 24 | ±0 | |
| 6 | Toyo Industries | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 17 | －8 | |
| 7 | Nippon Kokan | 8 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 23 | －12 | To Promotion/Relegation Series |
| 8 | Nagoya Mutual Bank | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 43 | －33 |
Promotion/Relegation Series
Nagoya Mutual Bank lost its place in the League for a second time, this time to Towa Real Estate, which would become one of the biggest names in Japanese football as Fujita Engineering and Bellmare Hiratsuka, currently known as Shonan Bellmare.
| JSL | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Senior Cup |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nippon Kokan | 2-2 | 0-0 | Tanabe Pharmaceutical (Cup runner-up) |
| Nagoya Mutual Bank | 0-0 | 0-1 | Towa Real Estate (Cup winner) |
Towa RE promoted, Nagoya Mutual Bank relegated; NMB resigned from JSL instead of forming Second Division.
